| Show Ip drun en brawl braw leads jo to killing KI IR is V ELLIS LA SAL FARMER SHOT BY WINNY ALLRED oam homicide icide occurred Oc in isolated cabin in browns hole with wh no eyewitnesses preset present slayer awaits arrival arriva of JI officers and submits peaceably to arrest As the result of a drunken brawl J V ellis dry fanner farmer of la sal la Is dead and wilford W winny allred of la sal ia is in the county jail jai I 1 at monticello charged ditth the murder of ellis extensive drinking of moonshine two men alone inan in an isolated cabin ia quarrel which leads to a fight one of the men reaches for his rif ame leand and another homicide Is fit committed this in a nutshell tells tho the story of tho latest shooting hooting affair to burden the already distressed county of san juan the killing took place at the in browns hole about twenty ladel southeast of moab early satur ity morning around ofie or two oc lott allred and ehlts were alone it at the tha cabin and both were intoxicated there were ivere no eyewitnesses eye witnesses cases but the statement of allred substantiated by the mute evidence at the fabin indicates that there was A k quarrel varrel and fight and that allred crabbed his pin gun and fired ellia ellis was gabbed hot ot twice one bullet entering his left breast above the heart and the other striking Itri ankin tn king kin his tight right eye and rang ing in towards his hi left car tearing off the entire fide side of his bead head A 30 30 rale was used and in the opinion of hose those who examined the body either wound would have resulted in almost I 1 instantaneous death allred was alone ilone with the body for twelve hours and to noone one else kne knew of the killing until one tho the text rest day when hulbert kulbe allred cousin 1 cf the elayer slayer and george hyel bye fath trin efin tr ef in law of ellis went to tha ranch hulbert allred immediately rode rods to 1 LL saland sal end and notified the off officers leers at torney kriol Patters onaLd d dr I 1 W alien allen of moab beang also advised of the ki killing llinge arid asked aked to leave for browns hole ab at once mr patterson and dr alien allen arrived at the allred ranch about five live and were the first to reach the scene at A the text morning sheriff john olliver and justice of the peace H E blake I 1 eved from and a coron inquest ver the body of ellis was eld id charlea redd L hardy redd a end james stocks were sworn in as jurors arl and d they rendered tender td a verdict that ellia ellis had come to hia hit death as the result of gunshot wounds felon kealy asly inflict by T wilford W allred allred wai was plated under arrest and taken to monticello where he was allds the ca county dinty jail allreda p preliminary rell tearing will e held saturday of next week january 27 before justice blake at mon has engaged attorney patterson atterson of moab to defend him it probable that self defense ax 11 be haplea hp plea lea according to the etory story as related vy allred and other substantiating sports wilford W ind tind hulbert all fad were at the browns bole hole ranch aday and had been drinking moon adae that evening they decided to of 99 to georga place some two W t three r miles niles distant md they reach ri td the hyel place about 8 that ight having with them a quantity 4 of ellia ellis and hyel were it the ranch and it Is stated had I 1 some hard cider which ellis had te n drinking they stayed at the wel ela place ce until til about 12 or one at t w which ic time their supply of hine ran rt out winny and aa d decided aided to go and beet some more or b but t did not say where they T re got Y inn and nd ell went to the for vr W place fn browns hole it being S inte M if OR to return immediately jdant hyel ranch As hear inear as the pendant can remember he an and dIlls t bacr me enga engaged ged in a quarrel as soon reached the bouse house in browns Act according to the statement of alured K ellis who was a large man ked allred down and beat the ter severely while he be was down hey 0 gota their feet and the quarrel As U re fumed p ed ellis grabbed a lid in the cook stove near which ha he was stan standing dinc and threw it at allred ng the latter down As he was I 1 to toms his feet again e allred that ellis was reaching for an oer part of the stove and in self defense he allred reached for his winchester which was leaning 1 the wall near him As ellis started ed to to th throw row another piece of iron 4 M his adversary allred aima the we 6 at elliss breast and fired ac ae yme to allred ab as shot leem 2 to affect tEllis is as the latter mcd wed to reach again towards tha ve allred then hot shot the second vine vine the bullet striking ellis in the allred does not appear to be very clear as to what happened from he time of the killing until his arrest night such in sub orante gye is the statement of the dem nt M related the day following 1 kila aling 1 at that time he was un fifth mental strain and was still till crazed condition as the result of vt of allreds statement Is substantiated a at t least to the extent that there been a fight by the evidence at the cene beene ot of the killing when mr patterson and dr auen allen reached the home house they found it to be in great di disorder chair chairs were overturned a lookingglass looking glass wa was lying outside the dour door where it had been thrown and lids and other piece pieces of the stove were lying about the room in which the killing took place A SO 30 30 shell was found under the body of ellis allred allreds face was scratched and bruised con COA eider sider ably hulbert allred and george hyel who had remained at the i ranch waited up for the two men ia til about four in the morning g when they went to bed they did not wake up until late the next day and at about twelve or one ocl ock they set out in search of briny aid ai d ellis upon reaching browns hole and learning what had happened hulbert was asked by winny to go at once to la sal and notify the off officers acers hyel remained at the allred place short a time a and nd then left when mr pat terson and dr alien allen reached the place allred was in a high state of excite ment and it was some time before be he could talk rationally allred Is 43 year years of age and has resided in this section practically all of his life making his home at moab part of the time as well as at browns hole he has a wife and several th children ildren I 1 but has been separated from his family for several years mrs allred and children reside at moab ellis was 38 years old and is survived by a wife and three children he and family moved to la sal two year yeam ago from kansas and have a homestead in south hollow several miles east of la sal his father in law george hyel last year purchased the james moore ranch at sit old la IA sal and he also has a homestead near the B R J thomson place a few mile miles east of browns hole ellred allred has never before been in any netious trouble and has a reputation as a peaceful citizen for some time to however wever it is known that he had been drinking rather heavily he ile was in moab several weeks ago and at that time it was remarked that he did not seem himself i the killing places plates another murder case ease esthe on the san juan county court calendar that county has been placed to heavy expense during the past two years as a result of criminal prosecutions and three murder cases yet await trial at monticello county attorney fred W keller of monticello montice lo 10 1 who will have charge of the prosecution at the preliminary hearing made a second trip to la sal yesterday morning gathering evidence he lie made a final anal examination of the body of Elbs it is said that marks on the face of the dead knan man disclose disc loee that h had been bruised con sider suler ably before being shot it Is also said that the location and range of the gunshot wounds indicate that ellis mav may have been sitting in a chair when killed and the statement is made that some very damaging evidence against allred will be presented at the trial according to reports from monticello allred is nearly insane with remorse and has not been able to get any sleep since being ed in the jail jall the body of the slain tan was in at la IA sal cemetery the funesti and burial taking place yesterday HW balsley mel stewart joe hind man and geo F powell representing the local odd fellows lodge went up to attend the funeral george hyel uyel father in law of mr ellis being a member of the order the ler cervices vices were held at the L D S church at la sal and the latest t crowd that ever attended a funeral at that place was in attendance to express its deep sympathy for the bereaved widow and three small children who are left alone at a result of the tragedy bish op alexander jameson ameson opened the services with prayer and the choir eang sang oh ob mv father and rest miss henree jameson sang a solo PI 1 I know that my redeemer liveth IL W balsley va was the the speaker and offered wo words s of f comfort om to the sorrowing relatives bur burial ial took place at la sal cemetery tb entire community f Is shocked hocked and icv r horror oro r stricken ad a a result of the killing kil linc and family of or the lain slain man have tu tb brtek thy of otIL ail Y r |
